China’s economic development plan in Xinjiang and how it affects ethnic instability
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Authors
Wong-Tworek, Susan W.K.
Subjects
China
Xinjiang
Central Asia
Uyghurs
Turkic
Hans
Silk Road
Western Development
economic
disparity
discrimination
special economic zone
infrastructure
natural resources
religion
Islam
ethnic
conflict
violence
riot
instability
migration
peace
stability
education
Xinjiang
Central Asia
Uyghurs
Turkic
Hans
Silk Road
Western Development
economic
disparity
discrimination
special economic zone
infrastructure
natural resources
religion
Islam
ethnic
conflict
violence
riot
instability
migration
peace
stability
education
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Mabry, Tristan J.
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2015-03
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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To decrease ethnic instability in Xinjiang, the Chinese government’s plan is to economically develop the region. Xinjiang is rich in natural resources, is geographically significant and has a special economic zone. China is also investing in Central Asia to further meet its energy demand. A network of pipelines and major rail systems connect sources from China to Central Asia and beyond. Xinjiang’s economy will benefit from the network because it is the gateway and corridor to Central Asia and a hub for the Silk Road traffic. This study suggests that Xinjiang’s economic development led to a few destabilizing elements, including Han migration, income disparity and employment discrimination. All of this is taking place while the government is also dealing with other cultural issues, such as religion and education. The author hypothesizes that China’s economic development plan in the Xinjiang Uyghur (or Uighur) Autonomous Region increases, decreases or is a subsidiary factor to ethnic instability. This paper argues that China’s economic development plan for Xinjiang affects ethnic stability in Xinjiang as a subsidiary factor.
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